Name: 30 Min Daal Stew
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup red lentils; 1 cup yellow lentils; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds; 2 red dry chili peppers; 1 cup red onion (diced ); 4 cloves garlic (minced); 1 tbsp ginger (minced); 1/2 tsp turmeric (ground); 1/2 tsp cardamom (ground); 1/2 tsp garam masala; 1 tsp salt; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 32 oz vegetable stock; 1/2 lime (juice of); cilantro leaves (for garnish)

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So healthy, wholesome and filling and great on a bed of rice with homemade naan!

Duration30 mins

Cook Time25 mins

Prep Time5 mins

Servings servings

Ingredients

1 cup red lentils
1 cup yellow lentils
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
2 red dry chili peppers
1 cup red onion diced
4 cloves garlic minced
1 tbsp ginger minced
1/2 tsp turmeric ground
1/2 tsp cardamom ground
1/2 tsp garam masala
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp tomato paste
32 oz vegetable stock
1/2 lime juice of
cilantro leaves for garnish

Instructions

Heat the oil in the medium saucepan over a medium heat.
Add the cumin, mustard, fenugreek seeds followed by chili papers. Fry it for few seconds.
Add the onions and saute? until onions are soft, then add the garlic, ginger, turmeric, cardamom, garam masala and tomato paste or fresh tomatoes.
Saute? for 5 min until all the aromas are released. Add the washed lentils to the pot then combine all together.
Slowly add the vegetable stock.
Mix the daal to make sure the mixture is not sticking to the bottom of your saute? pan.
Bring it to boil then simmer for 20 min until daal is soft. Serve the daal with chopped cilantro, coconut yogurt, naan and lime wedges. Enjoy.